By Hina Kiyani
ISLAMABAD: Coordinator General COMSTECH, Prof. Dr. M. Iqbal Choudhary and Ambassador of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Yerzhan Kistafin here on Monday discussed avenues of mutual cooperation in the field of science and technology.
In a meeting, they discussed joint new initiatives between universities of the OIC member states to share expertise, extend scholarships, and exchange faculty to enhance cooperation for capacity building in science and technology in OIC member states. The ambassador visited the COMSTECH secretariat.
Prof. Dr. M. Iqbal Choudhary briefed the Ambassador on current programmes and past achievements of COMSTECH, along with future plans. The ambassador appreciated COMSTECH programmes and activities conducted for capacity building of OIC member states.
He appreciated the organization of Al-Farabi forum to celebrate his 1150th birthday by COMSTECH and a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed between COMSTECH and Turkic Academy to start joint programmes of mutual interest.
They also discussed joint initiatives in connection with 30-year anniversary of Pak-Kazakh diplomatic relations. He assured full cooperation of his office for initiatives taken by COMSTECH for enhancing mutual cooperation with his country.
